1966 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe

Bergen & Johnson A/P 427/425 HP, 4-Speed
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Highlights

This is the first Corvette raced by Bob Johnson of Marietta, Ohio of the famous Johnson & Johnson racing team

This vehicle was located intact and in good condition in Ohio by Corvette restorer Keven MacKay and super car sleuth David Reisner

The Tuxedo Black paint and Saddle leather interior are the rarest colors for that year

Other options in the radio delete Corvette include the monster 427/245 HP engine, teak steering wheel, telepscopic column and side exhaust

This Corvette won many races in 1967 alone and was notorious for tearing up the SCCA Central Division's A Production Class in 1966-68

The car saw street duty from 1968-75 and in storage since then

Doug Bergen and Bob Johnson provided documentation, photographs and original pieces for the restoration

In 2008 NCRS awarded this car with the
"AMERICAN HERTIAGE AWARD"

This is the first Corvette raced by Bob Johnson of Marietta, Ohio of the famous Johnson & Johnson racing team

This vehicle was located intact and in good condition in Ohio by Corvette restorer Keven MacKay and super car sleuth David Reisner

The Tuxedo Black paint and Saddle leather interior are the rarest colors for that year

Other options in the radio delete Corvette include the monster 427/245 HP engine, teak steering wheel, telepscopic column and side exhaust

This Corvette won many races in 1967 alone and was notorious for tearing up the SCCA Central Division's A Production Class in 1966-68

The car saw street duty from 1968-75 and in storage since then

Doug Bergen and Bob Johnson provided documentation, photographs and original pieces for the restoration

In 2008 NCRS awarded this car with the
"AMERICAN HERTIAGE AWARD"

Nicknamed “Eight Ball” by its original owner Doug Bergen, this 1966 Corvette was driven by well-known racer Bob Johnson of Marietta, OH. It was the first race car for Bergen, who ordered it with the new-for-1966 L72 427/425 HP V-8, M22 4-speed, 12-bolt Positraction with 3.70:1 gears, sidepipes, and radio delete, and a rare combination of Tuxedo Black with Saddle leather interior. It was also the first Corvette Johnson drove in his long and successful career, winning national races right out of the chute at Cumberland Airport, Mid-Ohio, and Marlboro, MD.

The “Eight Ball” went on to terrorize the SCCA Central Division's A Production Class for the next two years. Bergen sold the car in 1968 after returning it to stock, and it was discovered years later in Ohio by Corvette restorer Kevin Mackay and Corvette super-sleuth Dave Reisner, who tracked the car down just 100 miles from Bergen’s home.

After Bergen confirmed the car’s authenticity, Mackay’s Corvette Repair restored it to its 1966 competition specs, refinishing it in its original Black with a central Yellow stripe, hand lettering and sponsor decals, as it had appeared in the Daytona American Road Race of Champions. The Saddle interior is once again outfitted for competition with a racing seat and harness, roll bar, tachometer and auxiliary gauges in place of the radio. Both Doug Bergen and Bob Johnson assisted in the restoration process, providing documentation, photographs and original pieces.

Highlights:

- The first Corvette raced by Bob Johnson of the famous Johnson & Bergen racing team
- Located intact and in good condition in Ohio by Corvette restorer Kevin Mackay and David Reisner
- Rare Tuxedo Black exterior and Saddle leather interior
- Radio delete
- 427/245 HP engine, teak steering wheel, telescopic column and side exhaust
- M22 close ratio “Rock Crusher” 4-speed
- 12-bolt Positraction with 3.70:1 gears
- Sidepipes
- Telescopic Teakwood steering wheel
- This Corvette won many races in 1967 alone and was notorious for tearing up the SCCA Central Division's A Production Class in 1966-68
- Doug Bergen and Bob Johnson provided documentation, photographs and original pieces for the restoration
- Black and Yellow livery as it appeared in Daytona American Road Race of Champions
- Bergen and Johnson appeared with the car at the 2000 Corvette Museum Labor Day celebration

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